Motor Vessel ATHELVISCOUNT built by Robert Duncan & Co in 1929 for United Molasses Co. Ltd., Liverpool, Tanker

Name	Official number	Flag	IMO
ATHELVISCOUNT	161118	GBR
Year built	Date launched	Date completed
1929	24/07/1929	09/1929
Vessel type	Vessel description
Tanker	Steel Motor Vessel
Builder		Yard	Yard no
Robert Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow		East Yard	391

Tonnage	Length	Breadth	Depth
8882 grt / 5259 nrt /	475.0 ft	63.3 ft	35.0 ft
Engine builder	J G Kincaid & Co. Ltd., Greenock
Engine detail
2- Screw. Oli Engines. 2x6Cyl. 709NHP Machinery aft.

First owner	First port of register	Registration date
United Molasses Co. Ltd., Liverpool	Liverpool
Other names
1942 EMPIRE VISCOUNT - 1946 ATHELVISCOUNT
Subsequent owner and registration history
1940 Athel Line Ltd., Liverpool 1942 Ministry of War Transport - Athel Line Ltd., Liverpool 1946 Tankers Ltd. - Athel Line Ltd., Liverpool
Vessel history
31/08/1940 Survived being bombed in Cammell Laird's Shipyard 21/03/1942 survived being torpedoed by U.202 in 38.46N - 55.44W, towed to St. John's Newfoundland and repaired.
Remarks

End year	Fate / Status
1957	Broken Up 30/08/1957
Disposal Detail
Arrived at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht for breaking.

Athelviscount
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